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    Adelaide Crows

    Who was the first Crows player to reach 300 games?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      Ben Hart. Ben Hart entered his 15th season and became the first player in Crows history to play 300 games. He achieved the feat in round two against West Coast, with the Crows unfortunately going down in front of a home crowd by just two points. He was later sacked after the 2006 season.

    Who was the Crows first ever draft pick?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Jim West. Big Jim West was picked up in the 1992 mid season draft and never played a game for the Crows.

    Who was named captain of the Crows team of the decade for its 10 year anniversary?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      Chris McDermott. Former male model Chris 'Bone' McDermott was the first ever Crow captain, chosen by the Adelaide powers that be ahead of dual premiership skipper Bickley as the Crows best of its first 10 years.

    Who was captain of the 1997 and 1998 premiership winning teams?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      Mark Bickley. Mark Bickley successfully captained his 1997 and 1998 teams to victory against St. Kilda in 1997, and North Melbourne in 1998.

    Who was Adelaide's number 1 ruckman in its very first premiership game in 1991?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      Romano Negri. The sturdy big man played a total of 8 games for the Crows.

    Who topped the goal kicking for the Crows in season 2000?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      Scott Welsh. Welshy kicked 47 goals in 2000, a year after winning a premiership with the Kangaroos.

    Who kicked the first goal for the Adelaide Crows in the AFL premiership?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Tony McGuinness. Tony McGuinness kicked the first goal in the historic massacre of football powerhouse Hawthorn. Victorian clubs trembled in their boots, well at least until the next game.

    Who is the player to have kicked the most goals for the Crows?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Tony Modra. Tony Modra, the golden boy who was given the boot.

    Who is the only man to be general manager of an AFL club with no name and no players?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Bill Sanders. In the rush to create South Australia's first AFL team in late 1990, Bill Sanders was given the job before players had been found or a name decided on. He lasted ten years resigning at the end of 2001.

    Who did the Crows play in their first ever AFL match?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      Hawthorn Hawks. Adelaide played its first official match against Hawthorn at Football Park. The Crows got off to the best possible start to their AFL life, smashing the eventual premiers by 86 points - 24.11 (155) to 9.15 (69) - in front of a crowd of 44,902.

    Which former Crows player is considered one of the luckiest players ever after playing in a winning Grand Final in only his third and last game?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Aaron Keating. Played in the 1997 winning side only to fall from favour the following year. Delisted in 1998 he was unable to find a place in other AFL sides and eventually quit football in 2000.

    Which football journeyman's career saw him go from receiving a famous Plugger elbow to blanketing the King in the 1998 Grand Final?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Peter Caven. The 'Caveman' originally from perennial cellar dweller Fitzroy ended his career with two Premierships to his name.

    Which Crows player won the Mark of the Year in 1993 and 1997?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      Tony Modra. Tony Modra also made the All-Australian team in 1993 and 1997, and won the Coleman Medal in 1997 with 81 goals.

    Which Crow is now a practicing doctor?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Matthew Liptak. Liptak favoured by the girls but maligned by many fans, he balanced a medical degree with playing a professional sport and in 1996 was club champion. Injuries shortened his final years and he retired in 1999.

    When did Adelaide win the preseason cup?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      2003. They beat Collingwood 104 to 73 in front of a 43,571 Telstra Dome crowd. Sadly, in the 2003 Premiership season, the Crows bombed out to Brisbane in the semi-final.

    What was the main difference between the Crows home and away jerseys in 2006?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      The away has a Crow on it. The home jumper was blue, red, and yellow stripes while the away jumper had similar design with the addition of the crow logo.

    What ranking were the Crows in club membership numbers at the conclusion of the 2006 season?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      1st. In 2006, the club made history becoming the first club in VFL/AFL history to have more than 50,000 members. This is despite insufficient capacity to seat all members at games, and a waiting list.

    What happened when the Crows played the Port Adelaide Power in Round 12, 1992?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      Port where not in the league in 1992. Port entered the league in 1997.

    Over the years, there have been players that have caught the imagination of the fans to become firm favourites, names like Mcleod, Modra, Rehn and Jarman. What other player was on his way to being a cult hero, and was known as 'the Birdman'?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Brett Burton. Brett 'the Birdman' Burton wows the crowd with regular gravity defying leaps and spectacular marks.

    One of the major players to swing the game in Adelaide's favour against St Kilda in the 1997 grand final was Darren Jarman. How many goals did he kick in the final quarter?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      5. "Fudd" kicked 5 of his 6 goals for the game in the final quarter. He followed that up with 5 goals in the 1998 Grand Final against the Kangaroos.

    In 2005 and 2006, how many Crows have made the national team, which plays against Ireland?The Mighty Adelaide Crows (mailman555)

      2. Andrew McLeod made the team in 2005 and became co-captain, and Graham Johncock made it in 2006.

    From which SANFL club was Crow gun Andrew McLeod recruited?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      Port Adelaide Magpies. McLeod was originally set to move to Fremantle to play with the Dockers. They instead traded him to Adelaide for Chris Groom in what may be the stupidest swaps of all time.

    Former full forward Tony Modra thrust himself to stardom with an outstanding season in 1993. How many goals did he kick that year?Mighty Adelaide Crows (acidclown)

      129. 1993 also saw Geelong's Gary Ablett and Hawthorn's Jason Dunstall finish with goal hauls in the 120's. Ablett won a tight race for the Coleman medal with 124 regular season goals.

    A banner at a home match in 1994 suggested the coach should be sent to Columbia, who was the coach?The Adelaide Crows (quogequox)

      Graham Cornes. The disgruntled supporters had heard of the unfortunate incident involving the death of a Colombian soccer player after scoring an own goal in that years World Cup.

Frequently Asked Questions about Adelaide Crows

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    • What is Kane Cornes nickname? (AFL Port Adelaide Power) ( goto )


    • Which famous rail system runs from Adelaide to the Northern Territory? ( goto )


    • What is the name of Cuba Gooding, Jr.'s character in 'A Murder if Crows?' ( goto )


    • If a gathering of crows is called a "murder" what is a gathering of ravens called? ( goto )


    • What device has been historically used to hunt whales and/or crows? ( goto )


    • A murder of crows, a pride of lions, what do you call a group of doves? ( goto )


    • What famous train travels between Adelaide and Alice Springs and where did it get its name? ( goto )


    • If a group of lions is called a pride and a group of crows is called a murder, what is a group of foxes called? ( goto )


    • Which current Australian Test player was rejected by the Australian Cricket Academy in Adelaide because "we are only interested in players capable of playing first class cricket"? ( goto )


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